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Responsible for one of the diamonds in the rough at the back end of 2011, we caught up with the cosmic disco trio that is Will Eastman, Outputmessage (Bernard Farley) and Micah Vellian (Miguel Lacsamana) – aka Volta Bureau . Not to be mistaken for screaming groupies. Oh no!
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The man, The Myth, The Legend; Louis La Roche is a powerhouse Producer. He is renowned for his French touch style EP’s and continues to amaze us. Barely 21 years of age, he has a long and successful future ahead of himself. His upcoming album to be released and many remixes to come out. Big things for Louis in 2012. So let’s get this show on the road.
Source: DANCEiSM
Interview Link: Louis La Roche – DANCEiSM Exclusive Interview
Everyone has an opinion on what it takes to make it as a professional DJ. To some, the genre you play will dictate whether you have a future or not. To others, you are defined simply by the tools that you use. You may even stumble across the occasional lunatic who’s convinced it’s just hard work and giving people a good time that matters. I caught up with DJ Shortee to help answer some of these questions and get her perspective on everything from laptops to running record labels.
Let me introduce you to Shortee; DJ, Producer and Teacher. As one half of LA based Faust and Shortee, Shortee is also the co-founder of 5 Star Records, Heavy Artillery Recordings and production duo, Urban Assault. On the road the “Queen of the Scratch World” has toured alongside KRS One, Supernatural, Method Man, Craze, Q-bert, Z-Trip and The Roots and is the only female ever to produce a solo turntablist album and the first to produce a battle record. Shortee also appears with partner, Faust in Doug Pray’s documentary ‘Scratch’”. Having spent four years as a head professor at The Scratch DJ Academy co-founded by RUN DMC’s Jam Master Jay, Shortee now teaches DJ/Remix courses for the Grammy Foundation. From the crowd’s perspective, Shortee’s Dubstep, Drumstep, D & B and Electro House sets are renowned for destroying dance floors like a super-sized bag of belligerent anvils crashing through the ceiling at a sub-bass convention.
The following interview was conducted over a couple weeks as Shortee bounced around with gigs on both coasts, a video shoot for Whiskey Pete’s ‘Cut Throat’ and multiple label releases. The first lady of scratch appears to make all of this happen on approximately 27 minutes of sleep a night.
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ATFC is many things; producer, DJ, family man and all-round nice chap. But perhaps even more impressive than his juggling of multiple personalities is his encyclopaedic knowledge of music. If he’s not educating his kids with underground disco cuts on the school run, he’ll be digging out even more obscure records with which to craft his on-point productions. Now, after a relatively quiet period of releases on Defected, he’s back with Dazzle EP – a record that’s officially so bright that there are only a handful of people who are allowed to be in the same room as it.
Source: Defected Media
In the wake of their brand new mix compilation; Future Underground, we caught up with Pete and Riva in a rare moment off the decks at this year’s Miami Winter Music Conference to talk production techniques, track selection and plans for Ibiza 2011.
Source: Defected Media
Azuli is the longest running independent record label in Europe with a vintage of 21 years. Team Azuli caught up with it’s founder, David Piccioni to discuss the label’s longevity, the current house sound and keeping things real…
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This week we talked to a bunch of people about how vinyl has managed to survive, despite the fact that, technologically speaking, the format is something of an antique. One key group that helped vinyl stay alive once the public began to abandon it in favor of the CD was DJs who would spin vinyl in clubs and on the radio. But in the last decade, while younger audiences — especially indie rock fans — have started buying new music on vinyl, those DJs have largely traded in their crates of records for digital files they play through vinyl emulation software like Scratch Live, made by the New Zealand-based company Serato.
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Ministry of Sound conducts a light, yet insightful interview tapping into the current life of the Brooklyn-based bomber Treasure Fingers as he discusses topics such as producers of the moment, life on the road, and the midas touch!
Olav Basoski was last seen flying the musical flag for Defected more than a decade ago, where the scene – both musically and in business terms – was a very different place. However, after a few years of, in his own words ‘not really convincing himself’ with his musical output, Olav is well and truly back in the form that made him one of the most celebrated house producers of the last decade.
Source: Defected Media
Defected Interview: Olav Basoski – New Day
Olav Basoski – New day Preview – Out on Defected end of January! by Olav Basoski
Matt Cutler alias Lone surfaced from his bedroom into wider recognition in 2008 with the release of his dream-hop debut opus ‘Lemurian’ on Nottingham’s Dealmaker. Referencing early 90s hardcore raves, Madlib inspired hip hop and tropical beaches far from the British Midlands, Lone’s musical style characteristically envisages places you could never imagine, taking the listener beyond his immediate reality. He contributed remixes for Warp’s Bibio and was picked up by Actress’ label Werk Discs for the sun-drenched ‘Ecstasy And Friends’ album. In 2010 Lone perfected a heavier rave sound with tracks such as ‘Once In A While’ and ‘Pineapple Crush’, releasing more music on Werk Discs as well as his own label, Magic Wire Recordings. While citing hardcore vibes, Lone always stays true to bleep melodies and pop harmonies. Raving without a doubt.
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Play List
Lone – Cali Drought – Dealmaker
Acen – Trip II The Moon Part 2 – Production House
Lone – Sea Spray – Dealmaker Records
Lone – Interview At Honolulu – Dealmaker
Lone – Fly Fire Rainbow – Dealmaker
Lone – Arcade – Werk Discs
Bibio – All The Flowers (Lone Remix) – Warp
Lone – Karen Loves Kate – Werk Discs
Lone – Paradise Backyard Jam – Werk Discs
Kona Triangle – Shine Alight – Porter Records
Lone – Once In A While – Werk Discs
Lone – Pineapple Crush – Magic Wire
Lone – Aquamarine – Magic Wire
Lone – Rissotowe_4 – Magic Wire
Lone – Petrcane Beach Track – Magic Wire
Revealed! Trizzy pulls back the curtain on his Brooklyn, NY home studio and talks about the tools he uses to make hits. Check it out!
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Studio Tour: A-Trak – Scion Music(less) Music Conference from Scion A/V on Vimeo.
An exclusive sound for film profile on the groundbreaking Tron:Legacy film, featuring interviews with Sound Re-Recording Mixer Gary Rizzo, Supervising Sound Editor Gwen Yates Whittle, and Sound Designer Steve Boeddeker.
